The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-27
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAV-
EMS BLESSINGS ATTEND
HER,
Practical and Sensible Rem3.ks Con
cerning the State by cne of her Patri
otic Sons.
TGoldsbOro Argus.

/ God bless the dear old State. We
, love the name, we take pride in her
history. She does not occupy, nor
ever has taken the high stand in the
national councils, in the commercial
circles, ahd in the material progress
that characterize some Of the other
/ States of this Confederacy.
One Of the original States of the
American Union, its extreme length is
400 miles from East to West and IS5
rules from North to South, and COZ
tains 5c,7o4 square miles, every mile
of which is inhabited by brave, hardy,
heroic population.
With rich and fertile soil in the
Eastern, Middle and Western sections
of the State; with a climate unsur-
passed perhaps by that of any other
land on the globe; with the surface of
the earth covered with the finest forests
and most valuable woods; with the
earth underlaid with mari, IRON, coal,
lead, tin and every other useful metal,
and her bowels encrusted with the
finest gems. and lined with precious
metals; with allhealing and health
giving springs of pure, limpid waters
bursting from beneath every rock,
watering every valley and trickling
down every hillside and mountain !;
with the whole State drained in every
: direction by rivers afording at the
same time water power in untold guam
titles to part, and excellent naviga-
ton facilities to other portions Of the
State with grazing lands for the herds
of millions of people; with fruits of all
with its waters both coast and inland
teeming with fish of the finest varie-
ties; its bays and sounds the natural
home of the oyster and other she'll fish
with birds and game of all kinds in
great abundance in all parts of the
State with liberal constitution and
Just laws, North Carolina should stand
in the forefront of every movement OF
progress in government or finance
her sons should be among the first in
all contests for honors in literature
in wealth, in law, in government Or in
}, war.
That North Carolina as a State and
her people do not take the high stand
:, and occupy the enviable position they
SHOULD in these respects is appa-
rent to every one, and it is for the
y purpose Of pointing out some of the
reasons for our failure to come up tC
the high mark of our surrounding
that this article is written.
There are two prominent cause:
that tend to prevent us taking The
high stand in all the departments
enumerated, one of which is envy
and the other want of faith in oul
future. To address ourselves to the
latter named cause first: There are
few men in our State who can brinc
. them to SO believe in the permanen
success OF the business men of ou
State, who have OF late years SO sig
nallzed themselves in the various en-
terprises. Sucn phenomenal success
such indomitable pluck and energ,
as unusual, therefore to most men il
t. our State is unreal, and must of neces
sity come to a disastrous end. Mer
are not found wanting in business cir
cles to hint at the probabilities of al
5, early collapse. Thus are these mel
of gigantic intellect and unboundeC
energy hindered and hampered ii
: their bold undertakings and business
enterprises by the want of faith in tn;
permanent and grand success of :
North Carolinian on the part of til;
mass of our people.
If town takes on unusual airs anC
d begins to repair its fences, to paint it
= houses, to improve its streets, to ex
u u pand its borders, forthwith there ar
found those among us who will stant
eff with folded arms and cry aloud
look out for the collapse! If the tow
D: or its people are disposed to ignor
$. the first feeble admonition, that it
Q growing too fast, tee cry is increase
g to a perfect din, and strange indee,
would it be if this universal crv di
not finally stop the growth of the pre-
tentious town.
Take our little city for instance
~ which has been the favored child c
ic fortune, whose situation might Undue
one to believe that it were possible f0
her to extend her suburbs miles int
the country but the innate want {
faith in the future greatness of Mort
Carolina town which seems to b
Ihnted in every North Carolina breast
is most strikingly illustrated here i
many ways, some of which we woul
:, like TO mention if it were not for tn
y fear of being considered personal, an
thus we might do harm instead ofgooc
% only which we intend.
! The other drawback to our good oil